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Paperitalo Environmental News
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Finland approves new climate plans, leaves key forest sink challenge unresolved
HELSINKI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish government on Thursday approved two key climate policy plans aimed at meeting national and European Union (EU) climate targets, but left unresolved how to reverse the decline in the country's forest carbon sinks … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Over 99,000 ha forest land diverted for projects in last five years: Govt
NEW DELHI, 4 Dec: India has diverted more than 99,000 hectares of forest land for non-forestry purposes since 2020, with roads, mining, hydroelectric, and irrigation projects accounting for the largest share, according to official data shared in Parliament … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Ondo Amotekun Arrests Five Suspects, Rescues Kidnap Victims In Forest Shootout
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Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, engaged kidnappers in a fierce cross-firing in the forest during which four kidnapped victims were rescued.
Five among the kidnappers were arrested after the Amotekun men subdued … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after photos after turning backyard into 'tropical forest': 'It looks like a paradise now'
"You did it beautifully!"
by Lily CrowderDecember 4, 2025
The proof keeps coming in: Ditching monoculture and going native is the move for truly transforming your yard.
A Reddit user shared their unbelievable progress with a native lawn on r… Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Book Review: The Forest of Love; A Captivating Tale of History, Spirituality, And Eternal Devotion
What kept an ancient civilization alive despite centuries of brutal invasion and subjugation? What gave its people the strength to remain chaste and faithful to their traditions even in a hostile and volatile political environment? And from the other side— … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | In Brazil, it’s now legal to destroy the environment – with one click
The agribusiness lobby wasted no time in dropping the façade of faux-green aspirations: as soon as the COP30 faded from public attention – which Lula claimed would be the best in history – it overturned, with perfect timing, 56 of the 63 vetoes Lula had … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Only Khaleda Zia to receive SSF protection, not her family: Environment Adviser
Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia alone has been given SSF security coverage, not her family members.
She made the clarification … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | An Empire of Nature: African Parks and Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest
In 2020, South Africa-based NGO African Parks signed a 20-year deal to manage Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, one of the largest montane rainforests in Africa.
Nyungwe is one of 24 protected areas managed by African Parks in 13 countries.
Founded by a … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Protecting our forest resources!
Many would agree that once upon a time, Gambia used to be endowed with thick forest reserves especially travelling along the South Bank to the Eastern part of The Gambia.
Really, it is disheartening to note that most of these forests that used to serve as … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
| | | Nagaland: Urban forest project launched in Mokokchung
With a vision to deepen understanding of local flora, fauna and cultural heritage, the Mokokchung Forest Division in collaboration with the community of Mokokchung inaugurated Meraküm Tzüin – Nagar Van Mokokchung on Wednesday. The 50-hectare area, which … Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:47 pm EST
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